METHODS OF REMOVING STEROLS AND/OR OTHER STEROIDAL COMPOUNDS FROM EDIBLE FATS AND/OR OILS AND/OR FATS AND/OR OILS FROM WHICH SUCH STEROLS AND /OR OTHER STEROIDAL COMPOUNDS HAVE BEEN REMOVED

摘要

-1-AbstractMethod of reducing sterols and other steroidal compoundsfrom fats or oils.A solvent or solvent system to effect selected removal ofthe sterol or steroidal compound is added to and maintainedin contact with liquid fat or oil for a desired time andthe solvent and extracted components separate from thesolvent. In the examples milk fat has cholesterol thereinreduced and the milk fat containing a reduced amount ofcholesterol used in foodstuffs. The extracted cholesterolis useful and fat remaining after the solvent has beenremoved is useful as a source of desirable flavours. Thesolvent may be subsected to a recovery process for reuse.